Comparative Slavic Morphosyntax:
"The State of the Art"

Information for Participants and
Attendees

Location

The Workshop will be held at McCormick's Creek State Park, near
Spenser, Indiana, about 15 miles west of Bloomington, Indiana (home
of Indiana University) along highway 46.

Practical Arrangements

There is NO registration fee for the Workshop, but we ask that you
inform us in advance if you plan to attend, so that we can make
appropriate arrangements for the included meals (see below).

We will have a single large room, with classroom-style seating
(tables facing the front). We will have an overhead projector, so
speakers may prepare transparencies if they like, as well as an easel
with poster-sized paper to write on if you prefer. We recommend that
you bring 40 handouts with you if possible. Limited Xeroxing
facilities are available for 10 cents/copy at the site, but it is
better not to count on this.

Air: You should fly in and out of Indianapolis. We will
provide free airport transportation if you communicate your arrival
and departure information in advance. As an emergency backup (in case
of serious flight delays or if your ride's car should break down and
strand you at the airport), there is reasonably priced shuttle
service to Bloomington from the Ground Transportation Center at the
airport. We don't expect this to be an issue, but just in case, the
shuttle schedule is given below. If you are not met as expected call
the Slavica Publishers office at 1-812-856-4186 to communicate your
problem.

Driving: If you arrive by car from the north or east, exit
I-465 (the circle road around Indianapolis) onto highway 67 at the SW
corner of the city, and head south about 45 miles; turn south (left)
only highway 231 about 10 miles north of Spenser, and at the first
stoplight in Spenser (one of only three!) turn left (east) onto
highway 46. Go two miles, then turn left into the park at a
well-marked entrance. At the gate, state that your are arriving for
the Slavic Workshop, and they will admit you without the $2 admission
charge). The Canyon Inn is about 1 km into the park along the main
road, and it is well marked.

If you arrive from the south, take I-65 to highway 46 at Columbus,
Indiana. Exit west (left) and travel 50-60 miles through Bloomington
to the park, which will be on the right just before Spenser.

From the west, take I-70 towards Indianapolis, and exit onto
highway 231. Travel about 30 miles south to Spenser, then follow the
directions above.

From Bloomington, Spenser is 15 miles to the west along highway 46
(drive west on 17th St, which becomes 46 as it leaves
Bloomington).

Email me if you require additional transportation information!

Accommodations

The workshop will be held at the Canyon Inn on the territory of
McCormick's Creek State Park. Two types of rooms are available:

The rooms are small but quite nice, all with air conditioning,
private bath, color TV, and the usual furnishings.

We have contracted to pay the Inn directly for our block of rooms
(thus saving all taxes, since we are a tax-exempt organization!), and
therefore you should make reservations with us via email, fax, etc.,
and plan to pay us for your room upon arrival at the Workshop. We
prefer checks, if possible, but will take cash happily and can take
credit cards if there is no other alternative (we will have to handle
this through Slavica, as if you were purchasing books instead of
paying for the room).

The Canyon Inn has a swimming pool, and various outdoor recreation
facilities are available (hiking through the woods, horseback riding
for a fee, etc.), so pack accordingly if you plan to take advantage
of these opportunities during the Workshop! Expect hot and humid
weather, with daily temperatures reaching or exceeding 30 degrees
Celsius.

Overflow rooms are available at the Patriot Inn, about 1 km from
the park entrance. These rooms cost about $44 single plus $4-5 per
additional person in room. They are not as nice as the Canyon Inn
rooms, and staying away from the workshop diminishes the coziness of
the Workshop experience, so we will not use them unless we run out of
space at the Canyon Inn (and this does not appear to be a problem at
the moment). If you have to stay there, we will provide
transportation to and from the conference site.

If you want to stay in Bloomington for a few days before or after
the workshop, we have blocked some rooms in Eigenmann Hall, a
graduate dormitory with single rooms, on-premises cafeteria, and
within walking distance of our library. Rooms cost about $28/day
(food is not included), and may be paid for by credit card, cash, or
checks. You should request these rooms through me in advance of the
Workshop, specifying arrival and departure dates.

Food

The conference will provide the following meals at no charge to
participants (if you are accompanied by a spouse or children, they
are welcome to join us but you must pay for their food; email me for
details). It is VERY important that I have an exact count BEFORE the
conference, as I must provide this information to the Canyon Inn, so
please keep me informed of your plans

Friday evening: outdoor picnic dinner (barbecue chicken and
ribs, various other dishes; vegetarians can feast on salads etc.;
indoors if it rains)

Saturday morning: coffee/juice/pastries/fruit at the
conference room

Saturday lunch: buffet with sandwiches, salads, beverages,
etc.

Sunday morning: same as Saturday morning.

Saturday evening and Sunday lunch are NOT provided for. I figure
many people might want to go to a restaurant in Bloomington, but
there is a decent restaurant in the Canyon Inn as well, and one
pleasant-looking hilltop restaurant in Spenser as well.